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Phishing Test

My workplace sent out a fake phishing email and I responded. I had to take a remedial security course - so embarassing :P
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helenS · 36-40, F
Best policy is to never reply to any email ==> safety problem solved 😏
JimboSaturn · 56-60, M
@helenS That is basically my practice now :P
helenS · 36-40, F
@JimboSaturn Even mails from beautiful girls? 😌
JimboSaturn · 56-60, M
@helenS I don't get those lol
Harmonium1923 · 51-55, M
LOL, we do the same thing here. They caught me once, too, with something that was impersonating LinkedIn. But it's worthwhile training--the consequences can be so severe from a breach.
JimboSaturn · 56-60, M
@Harmonium1923 Very true. My workplace actually had a huge ransom attack this year and put us out of action in the office for a couple of months! It was in the news and everything.
JimboSaturn · 56-60, M
@Harmonium1923 This was the first time I fell for it.
MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M
@JimboSaturn
My workplace actually had a huge ransom attack this year and put us out of action in the office for a couple of months! It was in the news and everything.
Someone could very easily figure out your real identity from information like this, you have to be more security conscious...
DrWatson · 70-79, M
We have to do a security course every month.

By now I've caught on that I can expect a phishing email a few days afterwards.
SumKindaMunster · 51-55, M
Don't feel too bad, we do this at my place and a LOT of people get tripped up by these.

Just don't let it happen again...we track this stuff ya know....😉
JimboSaturn · 56-60, M
@SumKindaMunster Yep, I learnt my lesson, I'm never answering another email :P
SumKindaMunster · 51-55, M
@JimboSaturn Exactly. If its important they will contact you again.
IamCuriousBabe · 51-55, F
@JimboSaturn Straight to the recycle bin.
scorpiolovedeep · 51-55, M
Ohhh i have to do these courses every 6 months, mandatory for all employees.
Bearsfan67 · 56-60, M
It’s happened to me too. Some of those are pretty convincing.
deadgerbil · 26-30, M
What's your excuse
JimboSaturn · 56-60, M
@deadgerbil None.
Quimliqer · 70-79, M
Fell for this myself!!
IamCuriousBabe · 51-55, F
Hmmm, makes me wonder what the message was.
JimboSaturn · 56-60, M
@IamCuriousBabe It was a fake message from our IT department
IamCuriousBabe · 51-55, F
@JimboSaturn Was wondering how it was composed.
UKNaturist · M
We had one of those the other week - luckily I spotted it
GJOFJ3 · 61-69, M
Oh My 🙄
ViciDraco · 41-45, M
Oh my. I'm not sure if we do that where I work. Though we have mandatory security courses for all employees every year. I only use my work email for work purposes and automatically ignore anything coming from outside the company.
JimboSaturn · 56-60, M
@ViciDraco It was a fake intercompany email.
Donotfolowme · 51-55, F
Was it about that ? My uncle passed away leaving 10 million, and i need your bank account to transfer, for which you have to send 1000 bucks to prove it's a valid bank account? And you sent
JimboSaturn · 56-60, M
@Donotfolowme It was a fake email from our IT department.
Donotfolowme · 51-55, F
@JimboSaturn ohhh okay that one.. which says "Awesome job, we were testing your skills"
SW-User
JimboSaturn · 56-60, M
@SW-User It would appear so. But actually I'm gen X pretty much the same when it comes to phising
SW-User
@JimboSaturn it’s ok I’m on the border of Millennial/Z and I got got the other day too
MartinTheFirst · 26-30, M
Wow, you're really the kind of person that clicks weird emails..? You're old enough to know better dude
JimboSaturn · 56-60, M
@MartinTheFirst It was more sophisticated than the usual "weird email"

 
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